Originally published in Christian Headlines China is in the midst of an “ambitious new effort” to lessen or even eradicate the influence of Christianity and religion from the country, according to an investigation by the Associated Press. An in-depth story by AP described churches being shut down, Bibles being seized […]
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Belgian Red Cross to remove its iconic crosses to not offend non-Christians
Originally published in The Christian Post The Belgian branches of the Red Cross have been told they must remove the organisation’s iconic red crosses from building walls amid concerns that the Christian symbol will offend non-Christians. Breitbart News reported Monday on a translation of a 7sur7 article where André Rouffart, […]
Pastor of China’s largest church jailed for opposing removal of crosses
The Christian Post The pastor of China’s largest official Protestant church has been detained amid an ongoing government initiative to remove and destroy crosses on religious establishments. Pastor Gu Yuese, the leader of China’s Chongyi Church, was reportedly jailed as part of the government’s cross removal campaign. However, rights groups […]